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Raleigh, N.C. — During the 1970s and 1980s, Underground Raleigh – officially known as the Village Subway – was a subterranean set of nightclubs, restaurants and an arcade under Cameron Village that was one of Raleigh’s most popular hotspots.

"It was one of those things where everybody from Raleigh converged here, and it also brought people from outside areas," said Pat Boyle, executive director of the Cameron Village Merchants Association. "It was just hot!"

Boyle did not live in Raleigh during the age of big-haired bands, but she said for many performers, the path to stardom went through the Village Subway.

"REM, REO, Bette Midler and her pianist, Barry Manilow and James Taylor played down here," she said. All of these guys were down here learning how to command a stage."

By 1984, concerns regarding the fire code and customer safety meant the Subway's days were numbered.

But on Saturday night, the fever made a comeback – for one night only.

"I think we are going to see a lot of young people here because this has turned into a re-incarnation of an urban legend," Boyle said. "And then I think we will have the diehards – the people who have been here before and want to go down memory lane and go, 'yeah I remember!'"

The event was a sellout for its charity beneficiary, the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle.

Sandra Simpson said she remembers the spot as a major gathering point for Raleigh.

"On one side you would have the mayor's daughter and on the other you would have the sharecropper's son," she said. "It did not matter your age, your religion, it didn't matter anything."

Sara Walker said she was looking forward to the event.

"That is the one thing we kept hearing from everybody, that this place used to be magic and they want us to come back down here and experience it one last time," Walker said.

Mary ZulchMay 17, 2015

I would like to see it comeback every 6 months or so. I am a descendant of Woodstock. I guess I missed the news about this one time deal. I and my kids would have been there in a heartbeat. We all love this kind of weird, strange, funky stuff. Bring it back...please?

Sammy MacloudMay 17, 2015

It's really a shame such a cool space will be used for storage and not refurbished and used for restaurants, clubs, stores etc. It's a perfect space-was then, is now.

Sean CreasyMay 14, 2015

By 1984, concerns regarding the fire code and customer safety meant the Subway's days were numbered.Read more at http://www.wral.com/raleigh-underground-to-open-for-one-night/14643537/#HHsL7YZZQBmzWG70.99...For those who remember this was the ultimate "excuse" the local government finally came up with to enable them to force the closing of the underground because of all the complaints that were lodged by other businesses and nearby residents... Now they use the nostalgia to charge over $100 a ticket to recoup the massive loss of revenue... SMH...